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starch·y

(stär′chē)

adj. starch·i·er, starch·i·est

a. Containing starch.

b. Stiffened with starch.

2. Of or resembling starch.

3. Stiff; formal: "this starchy, old-fashioned hotel room" (Anne Tyler).

starch′i·ly adv.

starch′i·ness n.

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starchy

(ˈstɑːtʃɪ)

adj, starchier or starchiest

1. of, relating to, or containing starch: starchy foods.

2. extremely formal, stiff, or conventional: a starchy manner.

3. (Clothing & Fashion) stiffened with starch

ˈstarchily adv

ˈstarchiness n

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starch•y

(ˈstɑr tʃi)

adj. starch•i•er, starch•i•est.

1. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of starch.

2. containing starch.

3. stiffened with starch.

4. stiff and formal, as in manner.

[1795–1805]

starch′i•ly, adv.

starch′i•ness, n.

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Adj. 1. starchy - consisting of or containing starch; "starchy foods"

starchless - lacking starch

2. starchy - rigidly formal; "a starchy manner"; "the letter was stiff and formal"; "his prose has a buckram quality"

buckram, stiff

formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

starchy

adjective formal, stiff, stuffy, conventional, precise, prim, punctilious, ceremonious The poses were starchy, the smiles a shade false.

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starchy

adjective

So rigidly constrained, formal, or awkward as to lack all grace and spontaneity:

buckram, stiff, stilted, wooden.

Translations

نَشَوي

škrobovitý

stivelsesholdig

stärkehaltig

jäykkätärkättytärkkelystärkkelyspitoinen

féculent

keményítõ tartalmú

mjölvakenndur

amidaceo formalistico

stivelsesholdig

škrobnatý

nişastalı

含淀粉的

starchy

[ˈstɑːtʃɪ] ADJ (starchier (compar) (starchiest (superl)))

1. [food] → con fécula

2. (fig) [person] → rígido, estirado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

starchy

[ˈstɑː^rtʃi] adj

[food] → riche en féculents

[person] → guindé(e)

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starchy

adj (+er) → stärkehaltig ; (fig) → steif

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

starchy

[ˈstɑːtʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (food) → ricco/a di amido

starch

(staːtʃ) noun

1. a white food substance found especially in flour, potatoes etc. Bread contains starch. stysel نَشاء скорбяла amido škrob die Stärke stivelse άμυλο tärklis نشاسته tärkkelys fécule, amidon עמילן मांडी, कलफ škrob keményítő kanji mjölvi, sterkja amido でん粉 녹말 krakmolas ciete; stērķele kanji zetmeel stivelse skrobia amido feculă, amidon крахмал škrob škrob skrob stärkelse แป้ง nişasta 澱粉 крохмаль میدہ tinh bột 淀粉

2. a powder prepared from this, used for stiffening clothes. stysel نَشاء الثِّياب нишесте goma škrob die Stärke (tøj-)stivelse κόλλα κολαρίσματος tärklis آهار tärkki amidon עמילן कलफ चढ़ाने में उपयोग होने वाला पाउडर štirka keményítő tepung kanji stífelsi appretto 洗たくのり (세탁용의) 풀 krakmolas ciete; stērķele kanji stijfsel stivelsesmiddel krochmal goma amidon крахмал škrob škrob štirak stärkelse แป้งขาวใช้ลงผ้าแข็ง kola 澱漿粉(漿衣服用) крохмаль کلف hồ 浆粉(浆衣服用)

verb

to stiffen (clothes) with starch. stysel يُنَشّي الثِّياب колосвам engomar škrobit stärken stive κολαρίζω tärgeldama آهار زدن tärkätä empeser לְעֲמלֵן कलफ चढ़ाना, कलफ लगाना škrobiti, štirkati (ki)keményít menganji stífa inamidare, apprettare のりをつける 풀을 먹여 빳빳하게 하다 krakmolyti cietināt; stērķelēt menganji stijven gjøre stiv, stive krochmalić engomar a apreta крахмалить škrobiť škrobiti uštirkati stärka ลงแป้งให้แข็ง kolalamak (衣服)上漿 крохмалити کپڑے کو کلف لگانا hồ vải, làm cứng (衣服)上浆

ˈstarchy adjective

like or containing starch. cake, biscuits and other starchy foods. styselagtig نَشَوي съдържащ скорбяла amiláceo škrobovitý stärkehaltig stivelsesholdig αμυλώδης, αμυλούχος tärkliseline نشاسته دار tärkkelyspitoinen féculent מְכִיל עֲמִילָן मांडमय, कलफदार, औरपचारिक, शुष्क koji sadrži škrob, uškrobljen keményítő tartalmú mengandung kanji mjölvakenndur amidaceo でんぷん質の 목말의, 녹말을 함유한 turintis krakmolo, krakmolytas cieti saturošs berkanji zetmeelrijk stivelsesholdig skrobiowy, nakrochmalony amiláceo care conţine amidon мучнистый škrobnatý škrobnat skrobni stärkelsehaltig เกี่ยวกับแป้ง nişastalı 含澱粉的 крохмалистий; накрохмалений کلفدار có nhiều tinh bột 含淀粉的

ˈstarchiness noun

styselagtigheid نَشَوِيَّه съдържание на скорбяла excesso de amido škrobenost, upjatost die Steifheit stivelsesholdighed περιεκτικότητα σε άμυλο tärkliselisus نشاسته اي tärkkelyspitoisuus raideur נוֹקשוּת कड़ापन uštirkanost, ukočenost feszesség, merevség, kimértség keadaan mengandung kanji stirðleiki rigidità でんぷんっぽさ 풀을 먹여 딱딱함 krakmolingumas cietinājums; stērķelējums kandungan kanji stijfheid det som inneholder stivelse sztywność w zachowaniu excesso de amido rigiditate мучнистость škrobenosť, upätosť togost uštirkanost stärkelsehalt ความเป็นแป้ง nişastalı olma 澱粉質,漿糊狀 крохмалистість کلفداری sự có hồ bột, sự cứng nhắc 淀粉质,浆糊状,拘泥

starchy

a. feculento-a; almidonado-a;

___ foods → alimentos ___ -s, almidones que contienen carbohidratos.

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